[steve13]

hi iv just bought a kia sedona 2.9 s tdi after picking it up it cut out and smoke come out of the engine and i checked the coolent this morning and its frozen i think the silender head has gone has anyone else had this and got theres fixed and how much it is to fix

thanks steve

 

[bruno1926]

Steve the timing belt has to come off to change the head gasket. The head will need skimming to make it flat.I would imagine if you took it to a garage it would be £300 is ,as the ceapest gasket I've found is £69. To do it your self with no hold ups just changing the gasket would take around a day ,but then you have to add time on to get the head skimmed.If you go ahead and have it done then have the cam belt and water pump done as well as it may have caused damage to the seals and bearings in the water pump due to it freezing.

 

[steve13]

thanks that help abit i thought it would cost a lot more than that thanks